MySpendingPlan^TM - Security

MySpendingPlan^TM does not require account identification information at this time.  Our software does not ask you to enter account numbers or other account identifying information like social security numbers, bank account numbers or credit card numbers.  If a future feature or offer does require this information to allow you to take advantage of it, you will be made clearly aware of this and still be protected by our secure server technology.  Please note that if you decide to take advantage of an offer or conduct a purchase with one of our advertising or merchant partners, you will want to review their privacy and security policies before providing any such sensitive information.

We are also a member in good standing of the Better Business Bureau and participate in the BBBOnLine Reliability Program.

* What is SSL?

Since its introduction in 1994, SSL (secure socket layer) has been the de facto standard for e-commerce transaction security, and it's likely to remain so well into the future.

SSL is all about encryption.  SSL encrypts data, like credit cards numbers (as well other personally identifiable information), which prevents the "bad guys" from stealing your information for malicious intent.  You know that you're on an SSL protected page when the address begins with "https:" and there is a padlock icon at the bottom of the page (and in the case of the Mozilla Firefox browser, in the address bar as well).

Your browser encrypts the data and sends to the receiving Web site using either 40-bit or 128-bit encryption.  Your browser alone cannot secure the whole transaction and that's why it's incumbent upon e-commerce site builders to do their part.